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At the New Attitude 2008 conference we sat down with speaker Al Mohler for a few minutes and asked him how he reads the Bible and what principles he’d encourage others to follow as they read. Dr. Mohler talked to us about why the Bible is like coffee, why getting the big picture matters, and how to have a good devotional time reading about the size of the laver.

At the New Attitude 2008 conference we sat down with speaker Mark Dever for a few minutes and interviewed him about how he reads the Bible and what he’s learned about reading the Bible over the years. Mark talked to us about how he decides what to read each week, how to get through an uninspiring devotional day (or week), and how he’d use dead people to encourage people to…

The second half of the interview about the Na Band’s new album “Looked Upon” with Devon (band leader) and Jeremy (the producer). Our interview covers the production process, songwriting, what happens when you record past midnight, and a mullet wig.

“Looked Upon” the latest Nap Records release, this time by the Na Band (the guys that lead worship at our annual conference), drops at the Na Conference this May. To give you a behind the scenes look at the album our editor Ricky Alcantar interviews Jeremy White (the producer) and Devon Kauflin (lead vocalist and band leader) about the Na Band release Looked Upon.

This first half of the interview covers why the guys band the album, why it’s different, and why they’re excited about it. To get a taste of the album you can download the free track What A Savior.

On Sunday we’re pretty gospel centered. We sing about the gospel, we hear a message about the gospel, we discuss spiritual issues with a friend. But when we walk into the office Monday morning the gospel is shoved out of our minds by meetings and projects and tasks.

So what does the gospel have to say to us as we walk in the office doors on Monday morning?

We love fresh music coupled with old truth. We love it when generations work together to help us see truth in a fresh way. And we love that we get to hear both on a new album from Pat Sczebel and his sons Joel and Josh.

The Sczebels talked to us about their album, creativity, and working together with another generation for God’s glory.

While you…

We asked worship leader and pastor, Bob Kauflin, some question about media, music, and the Bible. Bob will lead worship with his son Devon at Na 2007 and he blogs regularly at WorshipMatters.com.

Na: What Scriptures have informed your understanding of media (movies, music, books, magazines, web content) that you pursue?

Bob Kauflin: Here are a few that come to mind.

Proverbs…

We asked Bob Kauflin some questions about worship and humble orthodoxy.

1. Why is holding truth so important in worship?
Jesus said in John 17:3, “And this is eternal life, that they know you the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.” We can’t worship a God we don’t know. That’s why biblical doctrine and theology are so important in the songs…

We know that there are a lot of people burned by involvement in churches and might be wondering whether to ever go back. This story is for you. It’s the story of a disillusioned pastor that lost and found a passion for the local church. Our hope is that in sharing his story people that have been burned by their church experience would find hope too.

Sitting alone…

We love Justin Taylor for walking out humble orthodoxy with his unique blend of wisdom and humility. Justin is currently the ESV Bible Project Manager at Crossway and writes a blog called Between Two Worlds. We asked him 11 questions about Humble Orthodoxy and church trends...

Question #1: Can you give us your definition of Humble Orthodoxy and why we need it in the…